Implemented some suggestions made by @delvh

src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/controller/ChatScene.java

@@ -140,10 +140,10 @@ public final class ChatScene implements Restorable {
 					userList.getItems().remove(chat);
 					userList.getItems().add(0, chat);
 					if (chat.equals(currentChat)) userList.getSelectionModel().select(0);
+					userList.refresh();
 					localDB.getChats().remove(chat);
 					localDB.getChats().add(0, chat);
 				});
-				userList.refresh();
 			});
 		});
 

src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/controller/ContactSearchScene.java

@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 package envoy.client.ui.controller;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import javafx.application.Platform;
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
@@ -64,10 +63,8 @@ public class ContactSearchScene {
 		searchBar.setClearButtonListener(e -> { searchBar.getTextField().clear(); contactList.getItems().clear(); });
 		eventBus.register(ContactSearchResult.class,
 				response -> Platform.runLater(() -> {
-					List<Chat> chats = new ArrayList<Chat>();
-					response.get().stream().forEach(r -> chats.add(new Chat(r)));
 					contactList.getItems().clear();
-					contactList.getItems().addAll(chats);
+					contactList.getItems().addAll(response.get().stream().map(Chat::new).collect(Collectors.toList()));
 				}));
 	}
 
@@ -117,7 +114,7 @@ public class ContactSearchScene {
 				eventBus.dispatch(new SendEvent(event));
 				// Updates the UI
 				eventBus.dispatch(event);
-				logger.log(Level.INFO, "Added contact " + chat);
+				logger.log(Level.INFO, "Added contact " + chat.getRecipient());
 			}));
 		}
 	}

src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/listcell/ChatControl.java

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import javafx.geometry.Pos;
 import javafx.scene.control.Label;
 import javafx.scene.layout.*;
 
+import envoy.client.data.Chat;
 import envoy.data.Contact;
 import envoy.data.Group;
 import envoy.data.User;
@@ -24,20 +25,20 @@ public class ChatControl extends HBox {
 	 * @param contact the contact that should be formatted
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.1-beta
 	 */
-	public ChatControl(Contact contact, int unreadMessagesAmount) {
+	public ChatControl(Chat chat, int unreadMessagesAmount) {
 		// Container with contact name
 		final var	vBox		= new VBox();
-		final var nameLabel = new Label(contact.getName());
+		final var	nameLabel	= new Label(chat.getRecipient().getName());
 		nameLabel.setWrapText(true);
 		vBox.getChildren().add(nameLabel);
-		if (contact instanceof User) {
+		if (chat.getRecipient() instanceof User) {
 			// Online status
-			final var	user		= (User) contact;
+			final var	user		= (User) chat.getRecipient();
 			final var	statusLabel	= new Label(user.getStatus().toString());
 			statusLabel.getStyleClass().add(user.getStatus().toString().toLowerCase());
 			vBox.getChildren().add(statusLabel);
 		} else // Member count
-			vBox.getChildren().add(new Label(((Group) contact).getContacts().size() + " members"));
+			vBox.getChildren().add(new Label(((Group) chat.getRecipient()).getContacts().size() + " members"));
 				
 		getChildren().add(vBox);
 		if (unreadMessagesAmount != 0) {

src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/listcell/ContactListCellFactory.java

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class ContactListCellFactory extends ListCell<Chat> {
 			setText(null);
 			setGraphic(null);
 		} else {
-			final var control = new ChatControl(chat.getRecipient(), chat.getUnreadAmount());
+			final var control = new ChatControl(chat, chat.getUnreadAmount());
 			prefWidthProperty().bind(listView.widthProperty().subtract(40));
 			setGraphic(control);
 		}